My mother & I would often fly together in the 90s.
I still remember the first time I was asked to fill out the disembarkation cards they'd hand out during the flight.
While completing my mother's form, I didn't know what to write for 'occupation'.
"Housewife", my mother directed calmly.
I felt awkward.
Mothers of my school friends were teachers, nurses and bankers.
Housewife sounded... inferior?
A decade later, when I started living on my own, I discovered how terribly wrong I was.
I realized how incredibly complex her job is. Moreover, her role at the home had surprising parallels to my product management discipline.
Monitoring the grocery bills was like tracking a PnL.
Assigning chores was like task delegation.
Entertaining guests had all the ingredients of delighting customers.
Planning a party was like planning a sprint.
Disciplining children was like holding someone accountable.
Getting stuff fixed was like addressing bugs or technical debt.
She was managing a product with hundreds of moving parts. And she never took a day off.
Now, when I fill out my mother's form, I write her occupation with pride.
And with a sense of awe.
Because the reality is I could never even be half the product manager my mother is.
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